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WEEKLY EDITION OF THE
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Averting IHerald* 1
OFFICIAL ORGAN OfF W AJY CROSS ANT WARE COUNTY
VOLUME XXVII , WAYCROSS. GA.. SATURDAY, JULY 29. 1905- VHMKKK 10
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By Telegraph to the Henud.
New -Yorhr Jtrfy 26.—Mrs. Wade
Hampton, daughter-in-law of General
Wade Hampton, said today’that she
was the one who got President Roose
velt to gtve his photograph for publi
cation in"'*?Fada and Fandes,” a mat
ter which has been In dispute, the
President asserting that he had never
authorized It,.to be Inserted In that
publication- Mrs, Hamoton says fhe
visited the President ’Shi _
the death oj President McKinle,^
senting Jwo letters from Gem Wade
Hampton,' hor“~ father-in-law,’ which
greatly pleased him, and that he at
once sent for the photograph and gave
It to Jier, but would not listen to. any
talk about what publication it was to
be placed in, telling her that in what
ever paper she placed it. and that
therefore he did not rcaliy know in
what publication It would appear.
TRYING TO STAMP
OUT YELLOW JACK
By Telegraph to The Herald.
New Orleans, July 26.—All over the
city today, and up and down the river
for a stretch of five miles, physicians
and employes of the board of health,
and ward special workers employed
by the citizens committee, nre busily
striving to stamp out the yellow fever
which has caused 3S deaths, and cases
which have numbered 141 since July
13. *
A DESTRUCTIVE
STURM UN ISLANDS
By Telegraph to The Herald.
San Francisco, July 20:—Rev. J. M.
Ghamern, who for fifteen years has
been a missionary among the natives
of the Caroline Islands, was a passen
ger on the Armeda from Honolulu to
day. He brings the news of a fright
ful storm which Bwept over the Car
olines in April. Nearly all the Is
lands In the eastern end of the group
were devastated. Nearly every co-
coanut grove^ was destroyed. Much
gSiBijto? thfi.JlflUv Se # 1 , u:
swept away. Nineteen natives were
killed and the schooners Plepe and
Diana were destroyed.
NEGRO SURROUNDED
IN DISMAL SWAMP
SWIMMING THE
ENGLISH CHANNEL
M. WITTE AND
PARTY TO SAIL
GORED TO DEATH
: bYIngry bull
By Telegraph to the Herald.,
Dover, Del., July 26.—Mies' Susan
Murphy, of Fox Hall farm, was gored
to death by a bull today.
Peavln, Hay.
The financial possibilities in ordi
nary pea vine hay do not seem to be
fully appreciated by the farmers of
CoBjAbus'aectloiv^
A gcntlepian who has,had,consider
able experience In growing, this hay
—and experience «jf ha eminently Bat
s' \ Isfactory nature too—says that almost
/ any land will yield two tons of It to
f -the acre. The hay seUs at $17 and
. $18 per ton, and $35. per acre la not
a bad revenue, especially when It
is considered that the expense of
gnring I is so light The net returns
are much more satisfactory than those
from cotton.,
A number of fanners In this county
have planted a^good deal of land In
this bay this year, and no doubt the
tekerage will be increased next year.
Columbns Enquirer.—Bay a press
from Baxley and save your bay. Now
is the time to commence.
By Telegraph to the Herald.
Paris, July 26.—Witte, Prof. Mar
tens and tho other officials making up
the Russian plenipotentiary party,
left St. Lezare station this afternoon
for Cherbourg, where they will Ball
for New York on tho North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm dcr
Crosse this morning.
Tsylor Hancock Killed.
M. T. Hancock, tho South Georgia
boy who invented tho Hancock disk
plow, which invention mado him
millionaire, was killed in an automo
bile accident n't Los Angeles, Cal., on
Inst Thursday night.
The atory of the accident Is told In
the following press dispatch:
Los Angeles, July 21.—M. T. Han
cock, Inventor and manufacturer. Is
dead, as the result of an automobile
accident In this city late last night
In which be, bis son and daughter
were seriously Injured, He died at
the receiving hospital without recov
ering consciousness.
The party In a largo machine were
traveling 40 miles an hour on South
Main street, near 48th street where
tho machine collided, with a buggy,
The car awerved to the curb atone
and crashed into a telephone pole,
demolishing It and burling the occe
pants to the streets.)
The following are the injured:
M. T. Hancock, cut and seriously
bruised; Eugenia Hancock, left arm
broken, concussion of the. brain; M.
Hancock. Jr„ severely cuti and
bruised; J. Saul, dairyman, scalp
wound and Internal Injuries.
Saul was the driver of the buggy
Into which the machine dashed. He
wnq thrown from his vehicle to tho
street and severely Injured. M.
Hancock, 16 years old, was driving
the machine at the time of the acc
ident. With him In the front seat was
his younger brother, Newton Han
cock, who was the only member of
the party to escape nnhurL In the
rear seat was Hancock, bis wilt and
daughter.
Hancock was known hare as one of
the moat reckless automobile drivers
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New York, July 26!—Hemmed In on
all sides by armed farmers and con
stables, ready to shoot him on sight,
and almost exhausted after the long
pursuit from town to town and farm
to farm, Charles Long, tho giant ne
gro of Trenton, who Is charged with
the murder of his rival In that city,
is thought to be lying In what Is known
In New Jersey as the Dismpl Swamp,
between South Plainfield and New
Market. The farmers are so satis
fied they ^v^JImts'eed, they ore put
ting ifp~\nfti afT'fb'anteer-of discom
fort to smoke him out. A large re
ward is offered for him dead or alive.
BOTH HAVE HELD
SECRET SESSIONS
By Telegraph to Tho Herald.
Stockholm, Julm 26.—Both .bouses
of tho Riksdag have held secret ses
sions to discuss the report of the spe
cial committee appointed tq deal with
the crisis between Norway and Swed
By Telegraph to the Herald.
Dover, England, July 26.—Edward
Heaton,, of Liverpool, started from
here this morning in his attempt to
swim tho English channel. His ln-
tontlon Is to land at Galsis. The
weather conditions arc favorable for
the accomplishment of tho tusk. No
less than nine aspirants are now m
training for the channel swimming
honors, including Mist? Annette Hot-
termstn, an Australian, who expects
to make the attempt In the near fu
ture.
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Cut Easy
After, reaching the ago of thirty n
woman has no further use for birth
days until she gets In the grandmotb-
class.—Chicago flows.
Pointed Psrsgrsphs.
woman would rnthor talk to a
disagreeable man than listen to an
agreeable one.
Thcro is moro fun In the prelimi
nary engagement, than there Is in the
(lrst domestic battle.
A widow novor calls for help when
n man.tries to kiss her. It Is usually
tho.man who needs help.
In tho city. He had been In tho po
lice court on different occasions for
driving his machine In excess of tho
speed limit and on one occasion
few months ago urns lined, $1(0 for
fast driving. Ho paid \he fine at the
tlmo with a cheek which ho Insisted
should bear the Inscription across
Its face: r_ i - ,
"For driving an automobile sixty
miles sn hour In'the'-stfehtt of the
city of Los Angeles.- 1 ■
Hancock Is remembered by people
in Albany. He wss s native df Thorn-
county and wed a poor farmer boy
when be Invented the disk plow which
inade him a rich Dion. Soon after
ho commenced Introducing Ms Inven
tion he came to Albany with a model
of the machine. Hero bo drove fast
horses and cut a wife swath, loading
a rather fast life.—Albany Herald.
The editor of the Wayeroas Herald
knew Taylor Hancock from boyhood.
-Ho came from poor but honest par
entage. and worked on a small farm
during boyhood. In some'respects
be was a genius, but was always con
sidered recklpas. . It It reported that
he was worth several hundred thou
sand dollars. The manner of Ms
death Is not a surprise to those who
Irnew Mm years ago.
COTTON TAKES
' A JUMP UP
By .Telegraph to Tho Horald.
New York, July 20.—Speculation
turned cotton today, tho prices on all
options advancing about a dollar a
bale, approaching the high record
price of the season.
The Best Ball Bearing. The time Is here for Lawro
Mowers, Hdse at JY— * \
The place ttilL—; if h^Cmor-'
Watt Hardware (So*s.
Agonts Odorless KcJrlgorators. Sec our lire i f Coolers Freezer*.
NEW8 AND NOTES.
The Csar told his troubles to tho
Kaiser and doubtless feels relieved.
Cotton goes up to 11:32 In Now
York. tii.
Boy of soven nocldontly shoota his
Infant sister at Logansvillo, Ga.
Yellow fever on tho Increase
Now Orleans.
The Canning and Preservin j Van m
is right here
and we have all sizes of genuine*
Ball’s
riason Fruit Jar&.
Also Lightning Ufass Top jar*mr
Jelly Tumblers, Then how a boa*
Jar liubherg, .Kxtra Tops and 1're—
, serving Kettles?
Our prices, like our goods, are,
Always Right..
P. N. Harley Hwd.’ Co
The Cosy Kind
Dr Pollock, for many years pres
ident of Mcrcar University) Is dead.
Brooks county’s -drat bale of cot
ton, raised by J. W. Avers, was sold at i
Quitman yesterday for 14 1-2 cents.
The Japs won the, lost-bout with
the Russians In Manchuria.
Ten thousand dollor Are at. the Sea
board Air Line freight depot at JacP
sonville. . : -
Nearly all the base ball teams In
South Georgia arc to be disbanded this
week. ,
"Everyone wants his home ■ ■ >
to look well and be cosy.
The furniture stock of some houses
yields only the 1 cheerless, ungrace.
, . ful patterns—things, that, are tjiriie
1 ns uncoinfortableitouseastolook at
-Jape landing reoonnottering parties
near VUdlvoetoek.
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VITAE-ORE—A Mlnyral Spring Ini
ypnr own home. Cures rheumatism,'
constlpaUon. Indigestion, nervousness
kidney trouble, sleeplessness, ete.
A. W. TOWNSEND,
- > Wayeroas Agent,
Theo. Noel Co, Chicago, m.
HERALD WANTS are for ovary-
on.; this Includes you. - Let a HER
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goods from our store. '
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' The Big Sto,re., ’ ;